Berlin vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Berlin	Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2302	$1646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5175	$3641
🏠 One person rent	$1280	$932
🏘️ Family rent	$2205	$1570
🍽️ Food expenses	$553	$528
🚐 Transport expenses	$315	$58.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3706	$912
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	8
😀 Quality of life	95	48
🏙️ Population	3.78M	24.7K

The cost of living in Berlin is 40% more expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 1275th and 3471st ($2302 vs $1646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Germany and the Seychelles, respectively. Check Germany vs the Seychelles comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Berlin compared to 0.6 months in Victoria. Berlin ranked 7th best city to live in Germany vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 35th and 6854th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Victoria

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	Berlin	Victoria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.17	$4.52
☕ Cappuccino	$4.72	$5.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.77	$2.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1324	$927
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$952	$696
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2341	$1660
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1711	$1259
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$208	$74
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$321	$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.4	$116
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	12.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8913	$464
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6080	$1188
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.45	$0.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69.8	$27.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.9	$26.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$2.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$4.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$3.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$6.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$0.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$3.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.38	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$4.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$19.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.69	$2.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.17	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$84.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$7.74
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.6	$70
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.1	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.9	$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$135	$150
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10963	$8971

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1931
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1930
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1921
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1905
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1940
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1940
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1889
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1920
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1896
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1870
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1895
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1878
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1816
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1853
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1859
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1846
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1846
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1698
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1857
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1460
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1557
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1587
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1493
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1382
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1483
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1490
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1489
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1488
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1597
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1502
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1543
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1457
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1481
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1464
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1473
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1240
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1467
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1121
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1553
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1474

Cities near Victoria

Distance	City	Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi	Mogadishu	$724
1443 km or 897 mi	Mamoudzou	$1652
1470 km or 914 mi	Domoni	$1237
1556 km or 967 mi	Moroni	$1233
1569 km or 975 mi	Baidoa	$743
1642 km or 1020 mi	Toamasina	$481
1709 km or 1062 mi	Malindi	$553
1730 km or 1075 mi	Goodlands	$807
1730 km or 1075 mi	Triolet	$815
1742 km or 1083 mi	Port Louis	$812
1749 km or 1087 mi	Centre de Flacq	$672
1751 km or 1088 mi	Quatre Bornes	$697
1752 km or 1088 mi	Bambous	$749
1752 km or 1088 mi	Mombasa	$604
1759 km or 1093 mi	Curepipe	$819
1771 km or 1100 mi	Mahebourg	$796
1805 km or 1122 mi	Dar es Salaam	$763
1807 km or 1123 mi	Zanzibar	$588
1808 km or 1123 mi	Saint-Denis	$1562
1808 km or 1123 mi	Stone Town	$551
1810 km or 1124 mi	Antananarivo	$564
1811 km or 1125 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1588
1813 km or 1126 mi	Tanga	$544
1813 km or 1126 mi	La Possession	$1600
1814 km or 1127 mi	Le Port	$1624
1817 km or 1129 mi	Saint-Andre	$1597
1822 km or 1132 mi	Saint-Paul	$1681
1825 km or 1134 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1602
1840 km or 1143 mi	Saint-Leu	$1795
1852 km or 1151 mi	Le Tampon	$1618
1859 km or 1155 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1640
1863 km or 1158 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1468
1881 km or 1169 mi	Pemba	$1521
1925 km or 1196 mi	Antsirabe	$496
1953 km or 1214 mi	Nacala	$1181
1983 km or 1232 mi	Morogoro	$408
2014 km or 1252 mi	Moshi	$523
2021 km or 1256 mi	Hargeisa	$712
2045 km or 1271 mi	Meru	$542
2049 km or 1273 mi	Machakos	$419